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Trump Administration Blames Iran For Attacks On Saudi Oil

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This image provided on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, by the U.S. government and DigitalGlobe and annotated by the source, shows damage to the infrastructure at Saudi Aramco's Abaqaiq oil processing facility in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. (U.S. government/Digital Globe via AP)
This image provided on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, by the U.S. government and DigitalGlobe and annotated by the source, shows damage to the infrastructure at Saudi Aramco's Abaqaiq oil processing facility in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. (U.S. government/Digital Globe via AP)

With Meghna Chakrabarti

The Trump administration claims Iran was involved with Saturday's drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. We look at tensions with Tehran.

Guest

Tarik Yousef, director of the Brookings Doha Center. (@TarikYousef)

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New York Times: "Iran Rules Out Meeting Between Trump and Rouhani" — "Iran has dismissed the possibility of a meeting between the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, and President Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week, the country’s state-run news media reported on Monday.

"'Neither is such a plan on our agenda nor will such a thing happen,' Seyed Abbas Mousavi, a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said at a news conference, according to Fars, a state-run outlet. 'This meeting will not be held.'

"Mr. Mousavi added that if the United States 'stops economic terrorism and returns to the nuclear deal, then they may sit at a corner and be present within the framework of the nuclear deal member states.'

"His comments come after an attack on two major oil installations in Saudi Arabia on Saturday further escalated tensions between Iran and the United States. The Houthi rebels in Yemen, who receive support from Iran, claimed responsibility for the strikes, but the Trump administration has accused Tehran of being behind the attack.

BBC: "Saudi oil attacks: US says intelligence shows Iran involved" — "The United States has issued satellite images and cited intelligence to back its allegation Iran was behind attacks on major Saudi oil facilities.

"Iran denies involvement in Saturday's air attacks, which were claimed by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen.

"But unnamed US officials speaking to US and international media say the direction and extent of the attacks cast doubt on Houthi involvement.

"The incident has cut global oil supplies by 5% and prices have soared."

Stefano Kotsonis produced this segment for broadcast. 

This segment aired on September 16, 2019.

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